So many good things seem to have been scuppered by COVID...
"The business case details four scenarios of a rapid rail service between the Hamilton and Auckland CBDs, with travel times ranging from 1 hour 53 minutes to a pulse-quickening 69 minutes."
"#Amtrak’s $ 75 bn plan to dramatically expand #PassengerRail service could transform #US train travel — if states agree to get on board.
If the vision were to be fully realized, it would bring passenger #rail to almost every major city in the #US in 15 years. (Right now, only half are directly served.)
The next-generation equipment will be brighter and more spacious, with amenities like power outlets, USB ports and reliable WiFi service."
For those who are new here (or for those who've decided to activate the accounts they made months ago, just in case) let me offer, if I may, a re-#introduction. I'm Senator Paula Simons. I represent Alberta in the Senate of Canada, where I have served since 2018 as an independent senator and a member of the ISG, or Independent Senators Group. My home is in #Edmonton, on Treaty Six Territory. So I care about #Canadian politics, #Alberta politics, #cdnpoli#SenateofCanada, #yeg, #abpoli and such.